The present edition is a unique exercise to project the latest innovations with have culled through judicial and administrative techniques of creativity. Care has been taken to ensure that the book not only gives a complete insight into the text of the statute but also an analysis of the black letters with the help of epoch making judgments. An attempt has been made to make the discussion throughout clear, lucid, brief and logical. Leading and illustrative cases have been included so that the basic principles of criminal jurisprudence get stamped on the memory of the readers.
A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of critical and juristic comments made to encourage healthy debate on significant legal issues which may help in formulation of future policies and laws. Such an approach is seldom found in Indian legal literature. The annexures dealing with the rights of the accused vis-a-vis rights of the victims of crime have enhanced the creative utility of the book.Soul searching questions included in the Annexure aim at initiating a healthy discussion with a view to analyse the current socio-economic and political legal problems in correct perspective.